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The Journal. · Sunday, August 2, 2026

Mair's Tumultuous Partnership and the Feeling of Being 'Fully Proven'

Laura Mair recounts a past co-founding experience with someone named Roger, which became a tumultuous relationship. She highlights an early moment when Roger affirmed her expertise by saying she was 'fully proven,' a statement that resonated deeply with her, as she often struggles with feeling that she has something to prove.

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You co-founded a company at one point, um, with a man you call in the book, Roger.
Interviewer
here was a person who said I was fully proven.
Laura Mair
It struck me because I think that something that I often struggle to feel about myself, like I don't know necessarily that I would put myself in the bucket of a try-hard, but I try.
Laura Mair
Heard on The Journal. — “Confessions of a Recovering Work Addict, published Sunday, August 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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